Today’s Highlights
8 p.m. on KAET Great Performances
The new episode “Beethoven in Beijing” examines how mainstream classical music enjoyed a resurgence in 1973 China, when the Philadelphia Orchestra became the first such musical group to perform in that country. Marking an end to China’s Cultural Revolution, during which Western music was banned in favor of politically themed works, the Philadelphia musicians’ tour ignited a major onset of “Beethoven fever.” Classical pianist Lang Lang and Metropolitan Opera music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin are among the musicians who share how Beethoven’s music shaped their own careers.
8 p.m. on LMN Movie: Saving My Daughter
Fifteen years ago, Joanna’s idyllic life was completely turned upside down when her 3-year-old daughter, Chloe, went missing for six months. At the end of that harrowing period, the little girl was returned to her home. Now, however, Joanna is having a deja vu experience from hell: Chloe, now 18, has vanished inexplicably once again, leaving her mother to figure out if it’s the same abductor — or someone else.
10 p.m. on SYFY Van Helsing
The ancient dark prince known to the ages as Dracula (Tricia Helfer) holds the Oval Office as this long-running horror action series returns for its fifth and final season. As the action resumes, Vanessa (Kelly Overton) and her two artificially developed heirs, Violet and Jack (Keeya King, Nicole Munoz), throw any last remaining caution to the winds as they seek ways to avoid obstacles that stand in the way of their destiny, an epic showdown between the “Old One” and the Van Helsings.